Coincident molecular auxeticity and negative order parameter in a liquid crystal elastomer

Auxeticity in synthetic materials is realised by geometrical design of porous structures rather than on a molecular level. Here the authors demonstrate auxeticity in a non-porous liquid crystal elastomer overcoming porosity related weakening of the material and opening a pathway to designed molecula...

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Main Authors: D. Mistry, S. D. Connell, S. L. Mickthwaite, P. B. Morgan, J. H. Clamp, H. F. Gleeson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d92fd47634d74807b9c37b96e93616ea
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